EV EL4 STEPHEN S. LOOM IS President WILLIAM GONZALEZ Vice President THOMAS LASCKO Vice President JOHN FREEHOFFER Recording Secretary DAVID C. WAGNER Treasurer LISA M. CORNELL Financiai Secretary MAXIMO ESTREMERA Sergeant at Arms WALTER EMERICK MARCUS C. SAFFO DAVID BORDEN Trustees JEFF FOLLMER STEPHEN S. LOOMIS ROBERT BECK KARL BORT JOSEPH JAMES RAYMOND RESSLER WILLIAM MCNEA DONALD DURA JA ES AGAS Past President CLEVELAND POUCE ASSOCIATION 1303 West 58TH Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Phone - (216) 631 -8455 Fax - (216) 631 -5888 Toll Free - 1-888-606-CPPA April 25, 2016 Media, We have maintained from the onset this has been an absolute tragedy for the Rice family as well as our involved Officers and their families. Our hearts continue to be with them. We can only hope the Rice family and their attorneys will use a portion of this settlement to help educate the youth of Cleveland in the dangers associated with the mishandling of both real and facsimile firearms. Something positive must come from this tragic loss. That would be educating youth of the dangers of possessing a real or replica firearm. We look forward to the possibility of working with the Rice family to achieve this common goal. Wj?m; Stephen Loomis, President THE VOICE OF PATROL OFFICERS Es THIS ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED IN 1989 TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID AND PROTECTION. TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OF OUR MEMBERS, AND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE PATROL OFFICERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. OUR COMMITMENT AND PURPOSE IS THE CONTINUANCE AND FURTHERANCE OF OUR PLEDGE TO STRENGTHEN AND UNITE OUR MEMBERS IN OUR STRUGGLES TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS AND ACHIEVE OUR GOALS